Power, Thermal & Limits Management System Software Engineer, Senior

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a software engineer to own analysis and optimization of compute workloads under power and thermal constraints for Windows on Snapdragon.

You will work with System engineers, software and hardware teams to improve performance and energy efficiency across CPU/GPU/AI workloads. The role emphasizes development of power and thermal management algorithms, system-level software optimizations, and applying machine learning to optimize how compute

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year of software engineering experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the analysis of complex system level use cases spanning across various SoC technologies and improve performance under power and thermal constraints.
• Develop algorithms and techniques to optimize power consumption and thermal performance across compute use cases.
• Perform system level software optimizations using hardware and software power/thermal management techniques.
• Apply advanced machine learning techniques to solve system level power and thermal problems.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

PhD in Engineering/CS/IS

Job description

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

The Snapdragon chipsets have pushed the power envelope of Compute products with more and more complex use cases and workloads. This has introduced significant challenges in extending the battery life of the product on one spectrum and achieving superior performance within the device thermal and power envelope on the other spectrum. Coming up with diverse and innovative approaches in software is very critical in solving these broad and deep cutting-edge technical problems. Interested in playing a key role in optimizing thermal performance of next generation compute products running Windows on Snapdragon? Join Qualcomm’s Thermal and Limits Management Systems Software team to work on bleeding edge Windows on Snapdragon products. Join QUALCOMM’s team in San Diego, CA, and work closely with System engineers, Software and Hardware developers in a world-class team. Enjoy life in sunny San Diego on the Pacific coast of California.

In this role, the candidate is expected to own and drive the analysis of complex system level use cases spanning across various System on Chip technologies and coming up with solutions to improve performance of the compute products under the power and thermal constraints. The scope of work spans across a variety of workloads touching every aspect of the silicon including CPU/GPU/AI benchmarks, Productivity use cases, Streaming scenarios, Gaming use cases, Media streaming and High-throughput Modem use cases. An ideal candidate would have prior experience working on Windows products and/or experience with power/thermal/performance analysis at the product level. In addition, the candidate is also expected to contribute to:

• Development of algorithms and techniques to optimize power consumption and thermal performance of various compute use cases.
• Perform system level software optimizations using hardware and software power/thermal management techniques
• Use advanced machine learning techniques in solving system level power and thermal problems

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$111,300.00 - $166,900.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at thislink.

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